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WHO WILL I BE WHEN I LEAVE?

by BABAL

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Band of Rain
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Band of Rain This album is amazing, and has so many different twists and turns. It makes you really think about your existence, and where you are heading with it.But in a kind way..
Karen is at the top of her game which is lyrics and vocals, Robs guitar keeps prodding you to sit up and listen. There's shades of Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew for sure.The music as a whole contains an A to Z for references to 70s prog, from Ayers to Zappa.
Driving beats and Tight Bass, Wow whats not to like?
Chris Gill Favorite track: WHO WILL I BE WHEN I LEAVE?.
David Ronnie
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David Ronnie Not prepared to float along aimlessly in these challenging times, Babal have released a fantastic set of new songs on this album. Always challenging but always rewarding..... Favorite track: CORKSCREW RIDER.
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    WHO WILL I BE WHEN I LEAVE?
    BABAL has many carriages, there are many stops along the way; sometimes the train is just too crowded and we have to get off and have a station break; a breather, while we wait for the next connection.
    We never opt for the straight-through – it always speeds past, sending clouds of dust and screeching metal particles over us as we sit patiently on the bench, anticipating the arrival of the mystery train that will send us happily on our way, toward the next strange town of tunes. What wonderful places we visit, and are still visiting!
    “Who Will I Be When I Leave?” takes us to some eccentric station stops on a network of infrequently used branch-lines and complex intersections. Take the BABAL ticket once more, and sit back for the Corkscrew Ride…. we can’t guarantee a return-trip; just taking the journey is the goal. X
    Karen Langley 2022
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    BABALOGRAPHY

    Capturing the angst of the 21st Century with Karen Langley’s sharply observed lyrics, laced with the manically haunting guitars of Rob Williams and Jon Sharp on drums (plus guest musicians), BABAL deliver a thought provoking, barbed performance that defies categorization.
    BABAL reveal a dystopian, offbeat view of life; their cinematic, psych/art-rock approach calling up comparisons with Talking Heads , Zappa, Beefheart, Hendrix, Primus, Bent Knee and Patti Smith among many. The band have gathered great responses around the UK and Europe and have also played live soundtracks for Alternative Cinema presentations.

    Karen Langley’s' dark edged lyrics and powerfully fluid vocals soar over groove-driven soundscapes and changing moods, enmeshed with blistering guitars from Rob Williams.
    Existential, esoteric and serving up innovative avant-garde symphonies of beauty and passion between slices of rich vocals and stunning guitars, BABAL’s music is underpinned by great bass and drums.
    BABAL switch easily between dark, light, grey and dazzling.
    The band move seamlessly through improvisation, taut accuracy, poetic fusion, political satire, eccentricity and authentic raw power.
    Each BABAL member is a virtuoso; united they create a critical mass of presence that is unlike any other band.


    Karen Langley : vocals
    Rob Williams: Guitars, synth, bass, programming
    Jon Sharp : Drums
    Guest artist
    Paul Smith : Bass on “ Corkscrew Rider” and “Doors”


    Discography
    SHAPE OF THE FLUX - 2012 – CD, Digital and Streaming - OUT OF THE BOX RECORDS
    BREAD AND CIRCUSES – 2013 – CD, Digital and Streaming -OUT OF THE BOX RECORDS
    BONES AND BLOOD/ENDLESS RE-RUN SOCIETY - SINGLE – CD - 2014 – INEFFABLE
    HANGING IN THE BALANCE (EP) – 2015 – CD - DGENERATE RECORDS
    SINGULAR ADVENTURES IN POST-MODERN CAPITALIST SOCIETY – 2016 – CD - INEFFABLE
    THE CIRCLE OF CONFUSION OF TONGUES – 2018 – LP, CD, Digital and Streaming MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    GLOSSOLALIA – 2018 – CD - INEFFABLE
    THE GLACIER (EP) – 2018 – CD, Digital and Streaming - MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    THE BIG EVERYTHING (EP) -2019 – CD, Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    FRANK’S LAMENT (EP) -2020 – LP, CD, Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    HELLISH INTERLUDE – 2020 – USB Ltd Edition – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    DREAMS FOR IMAGINARY PUPPET SHOWS ON THE RADIO – 2020 – CD, Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION
    RECORDS
    SPIRIT IN A MEAT SUIT – 2021 – CD, Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    ZOMBIE DIARY – 2021 – SINGLE – Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS
    WHO WILL I BE WHEN I LEAVE? – 2022 – CD, Digital and Streaming – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS

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3 Minutes 25 chains, some locks and a rope, a lead lined chest and a sliver of hope…. I’ve done it before, I’ve done it before, in time and with zeal, I’ll do it again! Most think it’s a hoax, but it’s painfully real; now comes the plunge, through the bubbling water…. They think I am lost, like a lamb to the slaughter! Three minutes I have to break free of the bonds…the silence awaits me, pushing me hard, pushing me hard to the bottom. Tight lungs I cannot contract! My pain is part of the act. My mind is still as the lock is opened; a spiritual freedom that takes only seconds, only seconds…. Three minutes I have, 3 minutes I have, 3 minutes I have to unlock my chains…..3 minutes I have, 3 minutes I have, 3 minutes I have to unlock my chains and get to freedom! I surface, to meet the applause that beckons – clap,clap,clap,clap,clap,clap,clap…. It’s better to breathe; it’s better to breathe and dive again another time. It’s better to breathe; it’s better to breathe and dive again another time – listen to the waves lapping against the sides! Be careful of the hubris that kills you; be careful of the hubris that will kill you; be careful of the hubris will kill you; be careful of the hubris that will kill you!!!! It’s better to breathe, it’s better to breathe and dive again another time, It’s better to breathe, it’s better to breathe and dive again another time….. © Karen Langley
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released September 16, 2022

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BABAL England, UK

One speaks and a thousand misunderstand
where millions are silent and a thunderous applause erupts
where chatter overwhelms humility and gossip destroys worlds
the tongues wag, the ears flap and the mind creates a wall
everything has been said but no one has understood
talking with conviction and concluding that knowledge is easy and effects a multitude of expanding smokescreens around truth
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